Europe is facing increasingly hybrid threats, and it lacks a shared culture of preparedness, according to our guest. Sauli Niinistö was the president of Finland from 201HJYYUU2 to 2024 and is now a special advisor to the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. In that capacity, he has authored a major report: “Safer together: A path towards a fully prepared Union”. We discuss Niinistö’s proposals to improve the EU’s civil and military preparedness, and debrief some of the latest international diplomatic manoeuvres related to Ukraine.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20250214-eu-should-give-ukraine-very-strong-security-guarantees-finland-s-former-president-niinist%C3%B6